Synonyms of predisposed

predisposed 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in prone

Related Words

• prone
• minded
• disposed
• willing
• inclined
• amenable
• ready
• cooperative
• obedient
• receptive
• glad
• game
• compliant
• favorable
• prepared
• submissive
• accommodating
• fain
• agreeable
• obliging
• eager
• responsive
• desirous
• enthusiastic
• prompt
• swift
• excited
• enthused
• quick

Dissimilar Words

• unwilling
• reluctant
• averse
• disinclined
• loath
• reticent
• unamenable

2

as in persuaded

Related Words

• persuaded
• influenced
• swayed
• convinced
• prepossessed
• colored
• distorted
• interested
• warped
• shaded
• hostile
• affected
• misrepresented
• concerned
• inimical
• biased
• jaundiced
• partisan
• unfriendly
• prejudiced
• partial
• unsympathetic
• one-sided
• parti pris

Dissimilar Words

• equal
• disinterested
• receptive
• neutral
• open
• impartial
• objective
• equitable
• fair
• unprejudiced
• unbiased
• reasonable
• evenhanded
• just
• independent
• honest
• nonpartisan
• open-minded
• autonomous
• bipartisan
• detached
• aloof
• distant
• cold
• indifferent
• dispassionate
• persuasible
• remote
• impersonal
• uninterested
• unconcerned
• apathetic
• unemotional
• hardheaded
• incurious
• unenthusiastic
• uncurious

predisposed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of predispose

as in influenced

formal to cause (someone) to be more likely to behave in a particular way or to be affected by a particular condition

Past experiences have predisposed her to distrust people.

Researchers have identified a gene that may predispose some people to the disease.

Related Words

• influenced
• convinced
• inclined
• persuaded
• disposed
• prepared
• swayed
• groomed
• fitted
• suggested
• prepped
• prepossessed
• laid
• prejudiced
• readied
• fixed
• biased
• poisoned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predisposed

Adjective

Some people are more predisposed to being in a state of sustained levels of stress, such as individuals with neurodivergent brains – who also often also have sleep disorders. — New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026

Last year, 30 percent of lefties were pronator-biased (and therefore more predisposed to throwing a good non-splitter changeup) versus 26 percent of righties. — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Oracles are by their nature enigmatic, obscure, gnomic, a mode that the aleatory perambulations of the Eureka engine would seem predisposed toward producing, but narrative also has a venerable tradition of being mechanically generated, despite the seeming complexity of plot. — Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026

Are older pop fans more predisposed to embrace The Life of a Showgirl than younger ones? — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2025

In that environment, incomplete or out-of-context information is often snipped, packaged to fit predisposed narratives and then rapidly amplified across text, short-form video or audio content. — David Ingram, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025

Verb

We were inherently predisposed to seeing our own liberation connected to these other modes of liberation. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Medvedev, 30, is having the kind of season that might drive a player toward intrusive, existential thoughts — even before considering the fact that he is predisposed to them like few sports stars are. — James Hansen, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Mice predisposed to retinal disease were being guarded and watched, around the clock, like tiny celebrities. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

And chaga is high in oxalates, so if you’re predisposed to kidney stones, mushroom coffee with chaga might be risky, Moore says. — Stacey Colino, Time, 22 July 2026

People who are predisposed to certain risk factors can also get screened and meet regularly with an aortic specialist. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Those with a family history of anxiety, for example, may be genetically predisposed. — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 12 July 2026

In other words, organisms are adapted — genetically predisposed — to achieve things by various means, and the goal is the aspect of fitness the behavior serves. — Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2026

Further testing two years later found that the family might be predisposed to ovarian or breast cancer, Evert told PBS in September 2022. — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026